Christ is risen! Alleluya! A very Happy and Blessed Easter to you all! Last Sunday , Palm Sunday, Rob led Millie, the donkey, on a walk around the village, followed by a crowd of happy people singing “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the Highest”. Then came Good Friday, and those shouts turned to “Crucify!”, as our Lord was put to death on the cross, and buried in a sealed tomb. But today, Easter Sunday, we celebrate the greatest and most glorious event of...

Mothering Sunday, March 15th this year, is one of the special days in the Church’s calendar. It is always on the 4th Sunday of Lent, and gives a bit of respite from the more serious aspects of the season. It grew from the ancient tradition of the Church being our spiritual mother. Then, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many young people worked “in service”, living away from home, and having very few, if any, days off. But on this one Sunday, they were allowed to go back to...